Great introduction for Woulfe

2-14 to 2-12 17th July 2017 Vs. Buttevant

Killavullen just about got over the line against Buttevant last night in the latest game in the Rebel Og Minor Hurling league, a result that means that Killavullen should advance to the latter stages of the league competition

We played in spurts and starts, and when we moved the ball at speed, we looked a very good team. Forced to line out without our minor players, who had won the County Junior B Hurling championship less than 24 earlier, the win was all the more meritorious.

On the night, Cian Lankford was very good in goals, with Brian Cotter, Eddie Cotter, Sean Browne and Michael Fresh and the newly acquisition of Sean Woulfe gave telling displays.

We scored first with a nice point from Mikey O Connor, but Buttevant scored the next 3 points, before Liam Fox, gained a hard fought point back for us. Jack O Connor scored a point from a free and then, Eddie Cotter showed real class to drop a sublime point over the bar from distance, but on the run to add to the complexity of the score. Buttevant hit back with a point, then another only for Jack to equalise again from a free, after Eoin Birchill was fouled. Eoin then came in from his wing to give us the lead, but Buttevant equalised before half time to bring parity to the score board 0-06 apiece after 30 minutes.

Jack O Connor scored on the resumption from a free before Mike Fresh scored two quick points and then Noah Butler scored a nice point from his wing, after a determined run. Eddie Cotter scored a lovely point before Buttevant got four points in a row, all from frees which should not have been conceded. Jack O Connor scored from play, before Buttevant got a point from play, from their dominant player Mark Linehan.

Sean Woulfe was introduced for his 1st game since his recent transfer, and he immediately made a telling contribution with a goal, after doing well initially to keep the ball in play on the end line. Eddie Cotter got a point, but Buttevant got a goal ball, after Cian Lankford, had saved brilliantly twice, but we failed to clear the ball, and he was eventually beaten.

Sean Woulfe repeated his heroics to score another goal, which should have seen us safely over the line, only for Buttevant to score very late on, with another goal, to set up a tense couple of minutes. In this period though Brian Cotter and Fionn Magner were heroic in defence, and we kept Buttevant at bay, to run out winners by a margin of two points.